Humans love anniversaries—birthdays and weddings particularly. There is something special about coming of age at 21 or reaching the first wedding anniversary—that is if marriage was chosen as an option. But there are anniversaries that seem to…MORE
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Halloween at Westwood Village
Sun, 10/31/10
One of the newest businesses at Westwood Village, Chiropractor Dr. Lisa K. Grasman was out on the corner beneath her office (it's on the top floor) across from Bed, Bath and Beyond handing out candy on Halloween.
"It was a busy early," she…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Fall back with crisp veggies
Sun, 10/31/10
Cruciferous veggies – Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, bok choy and horseradish, to name a few. Not everyone’s favorite, these veggies often get overlooked.
But now is the time to try them, as the cold…MORE
Farmers Markets items for the week of Nov 1-7
Sat, 10/30/10
New this week at the Seattle area Farmers Markets are the items listed below. Note the letter designation for which items are available at each market.
Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance Markets: University District (UD) – Saturdays, 9…MORE
SLIDESHOW: West Seattle Thriftway Halloween
Sat, 10/30/10
The West Seattle Thriftway invites children from West Seattle to the store every year around Halloween to decorate pumpkins with paint and fun items they can glue on to make their own creation.
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SLIDESHOW: A game where everybody wins and nobody keeps score
Sat, 10/30/10
Every Saturday, this time of year the Fauntleroy YMCA brings together 6 and 7 year olds to introduce them to the game of soccer and let them practice in a competitive but non outcome way.
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MOHAI Minute features Schmitz Park
Fri, 10/29/10
MOHAI Minutes are created by Helen Divjak and Peder Nelson to highlight spots of historical interest around Seattle.
These short, informal videos feature a number of local neighborhoods, as well as artifatcs, documents, and photos from…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Lafayette Elementary 2nd graders go on a 'Spider Safari'
Fri, 10/29/10
Are you afraid of spiders? There are now 26 2nd grade students at Lafayette Elementary who aren't.
That's because they took part in an educational event on Friday, Oct. 29 at Camp Long called a "Spider Safari," in which they learned about…MORE
The hazards of shopping
Wed, 10/27/10
As a former teen age box boy at Portland"s Meier and Franks department store it was my daily duty to push a wheeled cart through the first floor, artfully dodging shoppers while I gathered different mail order packages from various stations…MORE
Pet of the Week: Rudi is a friendly fruit eater
Tue, 10/26/10
Terry Finck has owned Daschunds for twenty years and his latest is Rudi, a 10 pound, four year old miniature version of the breed. He likes them because they are a "Small dog, not a lot of hair."
Daschunds are already low to the ground…MORE
